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EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP, POLICY, AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES

Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies

The Department of Educational Leadership, Policy and Technology Studies prepares ethical and reflective practitioners, researchers, and scholars for work in K-12, higher education, and other educational settings. Through teaching and outreach the Department strives to promote the values, knowledge, and skills needed to improve education in the state and across the region; and through the scholarly activities of its faculty and students, contribute to national research. Leadership, in all areas, requires an understanding of curricular, instructional, supervisory, and administrative processesā€“as well as an awareness of the ever-changing social, philosophical, historical, political, cultural, legal, moral, and economic contexts of education. Programs offered through the Department meet this challenge by focusing on knowledge construction, learning, and pedagogy, and the development of professional practice. The Department also maintains an on-going, open dialogue about school improvement through its association with various federal, state, and local educational agencies and professional organizations. The Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Technology Studies is a full member of the University Council for Educational Administration.

Department Head:  Dr. Angela Benson

Main Office:  301 Autherine Lucy Hall

Main Office Phone205-348-6060

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DEGREES

Masters of ArtsEducational SpecialistDoctor of EducationDoctor of PhilosophyCertificates
Educational Leadership (with Class A certification) (online)Educational Leadership (with Class AA Instructional Leader certification) (online)Educational Leadership (online)Educational LeadershipCollege Teaching
Higher Education AdministrationEducational Leadership (with Class AA Teacher Leader certification) (online)Higher Education Administration (traditional format)Instructional Leadership ā€“Instructional Technology ConcentrationInstructional Technology
Higher Education Administration (online)Educational Leadership (with a concentration in Library Media Specialist certification) (online) ā€“ Class AA Program of StudyHigher Education Administration (executive format) (blended)Instructional Leadership ā€“ Social and Cultural Studies ConcentrationSocial and Cultural Studies
Instructional Technology (online)Instructional Leadership ā€“ Nurse Educator Concentration (blended)

FACULTY AND STAFF

Dr. Steven Yates

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, College of Communication & Information Sciences Associate Professor, School of Library & Information Studies

Email: steven.d.yates@ua.edu

Steven Yates